Capital Cities

The First Cult Centre: in use from Pre-Dynastic Period, through 1st to 30th Dynasty. Including the Temple of Pharaoh Seti I with the King’s List and Helicopter Hieroglyphs.

Alexander the Great conceived the second city in Egypt. Looking at it’s infamous Library, one of 7 wonders of the ancient world in the Lighthouse, through to the last Egyptian Pharaoh, Cleopatra.  

 Meet Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Chief Royal Wife Nefertiti. See where the infamous Tutankhamun grew up.

The City of a Thousand Minarets. From the Romans to the Muslims, Fatimids to Saladin, Mamluks to the Ottomans, and on to the Modern Era

“The Domain of the Ram Lord of Djedet”, previously the Capital of the Lower Egyptian Nome of Kha, Nome 16 and in use very early in the Pharaonic period of Egypt, through to the Greek period

Capital during the Middle Kingdom and remained the Capital for approx. 285 years. Founded by Pharaoh Amenemhat I, a former Vizier who consolidated Egypt’s unity

The White Walls: Capital during the Old Kingdom Period. Founded in approx. 3,100BC and remained the Capital for 8 continuous Dynasties. Cult Centre for God Ptah, Goddess Sekhmet and their son, God Nefertem

The “City of the Sacred Calf”, the Capital of Lower Egypt’s 12th Nome, became capital of Egypt during the 30th Dynasty – 380-343BC

Capital of the 14th Nome of Lower Egypt. Tanis was Capital in 21st Dynasty. It became known as The Northern Thebes with the same Triad of religious deities